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    • Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

    American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)

    For his son, the American jurist and Supreme Court justice, see Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

    Holmes, c. 1879

    BornOliver Wendell Holmes
    (1809-08-29)August 29, 1809
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    DiedOctober 7, 1894(1894-10-07) (aged 85)
    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Occupation
    EducationHarvard University (AB, MD)
    Spouse

    Amelia Lee Jackson

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    (m. ; died )​
    ChildrenEdward Jackson Holmes
    Amelia Jackson Holmes
    Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston.

    Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table